The Black National Anthem — “Lift Every Voice and Sing” — is a hymn written as a poem by then-NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) in 1900. His brother John Rosamond Johnson (1873 ...

“Lift Every Voice and Sing," a hymn known by many as the “Black national anthem,” was written in 1899 by James Weldon Johnson, who later bought a home and writing cabin off Alford Road in Great ...

During the second annual Unity Fresno Festival Concert Program held at Roosevelt High School on Feb. 15, 2015, soloist Teresa Gipson sang "Lift Every Voice and Sing," known as the Black National ...

Big things, like the annexation of Greenland. Little things — like a song. "Lift Every Voice and Sing," celebrating its 125th anniversary on Feb. 12, is one of only about 20 million flashpoints ...

For the fifth year in a row, the Super Bowl pregame show will feature a performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing," the song that's widely known as the Black national anthem. The tradition began ...

Singer-songwriter and music producer Ledisi and American Sign Language translator Otis Jones perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at Super Bowl LIX. New Orleans Saints Walter Payton NFL Man of the ...

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There are several reasons why we should lift every voice and sing. I offer three biblical reasons for consideration. One, we should sing because we can sing. God has given song and music to humanity, ...

DALLAS — Her Soul, Her Sound takes the GMT stage to perform Lift Every Voice and Sing.

Ledisi was backed by a choir of local high school students as she sang 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' - the song widely regarded as the Black national anthem. The R&B singer stood spot-lit on a ...

along with Grammy-winning Christian music singer Lauren Daigle will sing America the Beautiful, while Ledisi — a 15-time Grammy nominee and R&B/soul artist — will perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" ...